Xiao Fan picked up an elephant ornament with high hopes because it was the biggest one. It was heavy as expected for a metal object, but after picking it up, the expected system prompt did not sound. It was just a bronze ornament, completely worthless.
He put the ornament back on the shelf and picked up a dolphin ornament. Still just bronze.
Xiao Fan took a deep breath and started to pick up these ornaments tirelessly, but there was no gain at all. Repeated hopes and repeated disappointments - when Xiao Fan picked up the last flamingo ornament, he finally gave up.
"I must have gone crazy for money. How could anyone leave gold ornaments here without fear of theft? Looks like I'll have to think of another way."
If he really couldn't collect any supplies, Xiao Fan would have no choice but to build an armored vehicle and let the soldiers get in and break out.
He believed he would be safe. The soldiers would protect him with their lives and escort him out, but the mission to rescue his sister would fail, and Xiao Fan would have to start over with production and construction again, which was unacceptable.
Feeling hesitant, Xiao Fan put down the last ornament. His hand unintentionally landed on the bronze shelf that held the ornaments.
Just as he touched it, Annie's system prompt suddenly sounded.
"Rare metal detected. Convert to system funds? Yes or no?"
Xiao Fan was stunned for a second, not even realizing what had happened at first.
Rare metal? Where?
After a second, he suddenly realized - it was talking about this shelf holding the ornaments!
But it clearly looks like bronze, even a little old, how could it be gold?
Excited, Xiao Fan took the shelf down and threw the ornaments aside to examine it carefully. Finally, he saw something off about it.
This thing was actually made of pure gold artificially aged!
Xiao Fan couldn't help but feel extremely delighted inside. He really didn't expect this!
The Boss really had a hobby of collecting gold, but his methods were more covert. The seemingly gold ornaments placed on top were actually just decoys. The real gold was these shelves that looked like bronze!
Even if someone wanted to steal from the Boss, they wouldn't dream that these bronze shelves were actually the treasures.
If not for Xiao Fan having the system, if not for him accidentally touching the shelf, the treasure right in front of him would have been missed!
Repair the road in the open, secretly make your own plans - not bad scheming from this Boss!
Xiao Fan didn't want to delve too deeply into the Boss's psychology for doing this. The most important thing right now was obtaining these gold shelves to resolve his urgent dilemma!
This shelf in his hand weighed at least 3-4 kg, and there were 4 shelves here!
Xiao Fan immediately converted the shelf into system funds without hesitation.
Conversion successful. Xiao Fan obtained 3500 gold!
That meant each shelf was about 3.5 kg!
Xiao Fan immediately took away all the ornaments and converted the 4 shelves into system funds.
The four gold shelves provided Xiao Fan with 14000 gold!
With such a huge profit, Xiao Fan was overjoyed. A sense of getting rich quick smashed into his head.
Added to the previous 4200 gold, his funds now totaled 18200 gold!
He had never had so much money before. Xiao Fan immediately upgraded to Lieutenant.
"Confirm upgrade to Lieutenant. Subordinates meet full quota conditions. 10,000 gold fund condition met. Upgrade complete!"
10,000 gold deducted. System notified upgrade complete.
Xiao Fan first claimed the Lieutenant level welcome gift.
Claiming the gift, he instantly completed the outfit change from Sergeant to Lieutenant.
[Lieutenant Uniform: Custom uniform made by the Red Alert system for the Commander, has shaping and insulation functions, and can resist most pistol fire.]
[Lieutenant Medkit: Contains 3 trauma meds, 3 bandages, 3 regular serums, and 1 enhanced serum. Enhanced serum can restore 50% zombie-transformed people back to normal.]
[Lieutenant Sidearm: NP34 military pistol, 200m effective range, 15 rounds.]
[Lieutenant Vehicle: Dongfeng Brave Warrior military jeep, weighs 5 tons, length 4698mm, width 2174mm, height 2412mm. System retrofitted as convertible, equipped with 1 7.62mm machine gun, light armor and bulletproof glass, with basic combat capabilities.]
In an instant, Xiao Fan changed into the new clothes, got a new sidearm, and had a new car key in hand.
No need to ask, he knew the car was parked downstairs.
Dongfeng Brave Warrior, the steel behemoth he didn't even dare dream of before, was his car now.
The medkit also had an enhanced serum that could restore 50% zombie-transformed people back to normal. Xiao Fan found this a bit confusing.
Zombies were zombies, how could there be 50%?
What was that? Stopped halfway through mutation?
Xiao Fan shook his head, not bothering to analyze this for now. He needed to check out the new soldier types immediately.
In the vehicle page, there were new vehicles.
[212 Jeep: 700 gold]
[Canteen Truck: 1000 gold]
[Ambulance: 1500 gold]
Only 3 new vehicles. 212 was probably the Sergeant's vehicle. The canteen truck and ambulance meant there would be cooking squad and medical soldiers.
Xiao Fan immediately opened the soldier page. His eyes lit up - quite a lot of new soldiers!
[Cooking Squad Soldier: 200 gold. Note: Can choose cooking squad soldier's hometown for different regional cuisines.]
[Medical Soldier: 200 gold. Note: Can choose male or female medical soldiers. Males have more strength for emergency aid and stretcher bearing. Females have more patience for aiding recovery.]
[Communications Soldier: 300 gold. Note: Vital for coordination. Can contact outside world through personal radio.]
[Rocket Soldier: 1000 gold]
[Heavy Machine Gun Squad: 2000 gold. Note: Squad of 3 soldiers.]
After seeing the 5 new soldier types, Xiao Fan was ready to explode with excitement.
Lieutenant level really changed everything. Got cooking squad for living needs, specialized medical soldiers for aid.
When giving orders, he could also command in an imposing manner, "Communications soldier!"
Getting rocket soldiers and heavy machine gun squads filled his biggest weakness of weak firepower.
With over 8000 gold now, he could go on a spending spree!
With that firepower, what mutant beasts and zombies would not tremble before him!
Just as Xiao Fan wanted to splurge, the system prompt sounded again.
"Congratulations Commander on promotion to Lieutenant. Please set troop quota."
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
